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by growlix 2142 days ago
An interesting perspective summarized here [0] is that the bombings were not just unnecessary to end the war and were conducted as a show of force to the Soviets. They were conducted in an attempt to end the war ASAP, before a planned Soviet ground invasion of Japan so that the US wouldn't have to share control over post-war Japan with the Soviets.

[0] https://www.globalresearch.ca/the-real-reason-america-used-n...

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^Ground invasion of China. Not sure if the Soviet navy was up for a significant assault on Japan at that time, but I'd guess no.